A bomb exploded inside a madrasa in the Sharawan area of Dasht-e-Archi District, killing five children and wounding three others

Incident
Date
Feb 11, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Kunduz: Archi
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 37.1339438848527

Longitude: 69.367296005821

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Archi
Town/Village
Sharawan
Types of incident
  • Remote-controlled IED (RC-IED)
Conflict parties
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary of incident

An explosive device detonated within a madrasa located in the Sharawan area of Dasht-e-Archi District. This explosion claimed the lives of five children and left three others injured. All the victims were under the age of 14.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: February 2020, New York Times, 27 February 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-february-2020.html